Product Description

You can't beat this one for learning the basics!

This book covers everything the aspiring drummer needs to know-from an overview of drums and percussion history and theory; to information on purchasing, tuning, and maintaining drums; to basic music notation, rhythm, and time signatures; to snare drum fundamentals; playing a complete drum set; and basic beats for every style of music. In addition, this newly revised edition contains an audio CD featuring all exercises and solos from the book, tuning examples, and play along tracks.

€ Audio CD included
€ According to a Gallup survey, there are over 62 million amateur musicians in the U.S.
€ Drums are the third most popular instrument among amateur musicians

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67991 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-06
• Released on: 2004-01-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
This book provides a thorough overview of the history and theory of drums and percussion instruments -- Modern Dummer Magazine, July 2004

From the Back Cover
If you are a beginning drummer, this guide will help you learn all the basics of the instrument. You will find information about drum purchasing and maintenance, instructions about the snare drum fundamentals of sticking, syncopation, and rolls, and a presentation of the 26 rudiments that every drummer must learn.

About the Author
Michael Miller is an award-winning snare drummer. A former percussion instructor of beginning elementary, junior high, and high school students, he attended the prestigious Jazz Studies Program at the Indiana University School of Music. Over the course of his musical career, he has performed with a variety of bands in a variety of styles ranging from big band to bebop to jazz to rock to R&B, as well as classical symphonic and marching band drumming. He is also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Music Theory.

Customer Reviews

A book that every drummer needs!
You have a rare treat in store when you get this book. The author is a professional writer who is also an accomplished drummer. What you get is writing as polished as anything ghostwritten, backed up with serious knowledge and passion. This is a great book to get you started and keep you going a long way. I'd suggest getting this book, and Tommy Igoe's Getting Started On Drums-Setting Up - Start Playing DVD DVD for anyone just starting to play drums.

Great Book
Awesome book!

First of all it has some great info about buying drums, price ranges, brands, etc. Very good resource there.
Second, lots of "getting started" topics for the beginner drummer.
This book really is a must for anyone starting drumming. My only complaint, i wish there was more sheet music within the book, but that is a small negative when compared to the huge amount of info in this book.

More is not always better.
I bought a set of drums and this book. I would read this book everyday as I would play the drums. This book is so complete in information that I read and read and read and never did get to the part to where I would start to learn how to play the drums. I finally just sold the book and the drums. I learned must of the history about drums from cave man on up but never made it to the part of learning how to play. If you are wanting to study the history of the drum for a book report this is a good book. If you want to learn to play the drums I would suggest buy a book that will get to the point.